Jens Andersen

Jens Andersen (born 1955) is a Danish author and biographer. He studied Nordic languages and literature at the University of Copenhagen, where he earned a doctorate. He worked for many years as a literary critic for major Danish newspapers. Since 1990, he published biographies of Scandinavian figures, including »Hans Christian Andersen« (2005), a biography of Queen Margrethe II (2012), and »Astrid Lindgren: Her Life«. Andersen received, among other honors, the Georg Brandes Prize, the Søren Gyldendal Prize, and the Danish Authors’ Association’s Award. »Astrid Lindgren: Her Life« was named Danish nonfiction book of the year in 2015 and received the Politikens Litteraturpris.